Comparison

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 vs Flight Simulator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Experience realistic flight physics with a vast selection of aircraft and over 2000 missions. Explore detailed global cities and airports, with customizable weather and flight parameters. Enjoy advanced aircraft controls and a comprehensive simulation environment.

Highlights
  • Realistic flight physics
  • 95+ aircraft types
  • +2000 missions
  • +600 airports worldwide
  • Customizable weather and time
  • Detailed 3D aircraft models
  • GPS route creation
Features
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Flight Simulator 2017 FlyWings is finally here! It contains many improvements and the flight physics are perfect! Enjoy a huge set of aircraft - 95 - and almost every air company! This is definitely the best flight simulator ever developed for macOS! Fly in more than +2000 missions, over +600 airports in 9 different cities around the world. Use our GPS tool to create your own routes. The first flight simulation with all city’s buildings and houses, all the airports have fingers, terminal, hangar, and taxiway lines. Real light system on the runways, with PAPI lights and more! The environment, scenario and 3D models are highly detailed, realistic air and ground traffic, change almost every simulation parameter, like visibility, temperature, turbulence, wind direction, all the weather conditions and hour of the flight. Fly in stormy weather, with lightings and heavy rain to test your skills! All the aircraft included in the simulator have specific modifications and special features, you will be able to choose the best aircraft that fits your needs! Aircraft features: - Choose between airplanes, helicopters, jet fighters, aerobatic planes and more! - Configure the model specification and family. - Choose one of the dozens of airline companies to fly your plane. - Configure fuel payload and weight. - Control all flaps, trims, spoilers, gear and turn engines on or off. - Very detailed 3D models of the planes. - Turn all the light signals on or off (Strobe, Landing, Transponder etc). - 9 different cameras. - Autopilot with speed, altitude, vertical speed and heading. Scenario and environment features: - +600 airports around the world - All airports have taxiway lines - All the cities have real buildings and houses - All airports have landing and take off lights - Audio settings - New details - Thousand+ miles in 9 cities: > New York > San Francisco > Chicago > Hawaii (enjoy the view of the volcanoes!) > Las Vegas > Los Angeles > Seattle > Washington D.C > Saint Martin - Weather conditions and hour option to choose when to fly. ***** Don’t forget to rate us! ***** Give us your feedback! All the updates we will be releasing for this flight simulator in the next weeks depend a lot on what you tell us!Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy: http://www.thetisgames.com/p/thetis-games-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://www.thetisgames.com/p/thetis-games-terms-of-service.html If you need to contact us, send an e-mail to support (at) thetisgames.com

About

Flight Simulator

Manage a realistic airline company by buying and upgrading planes, managing passengers and cargo, and flying customers to island resorts. Increase profits by expanding your business and offering better services.

Highlights
  • Buy and upgrade planes
  • Manage passengers and cargo
  • Unlock island resorts and airports
  • Diverse flight path management
  • Real-time lighting and weather
  • Easy-to-use flight controls
Features
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The latest flight simulator, Airplane Flight Sim Tycoon, brings you close to the action of running a realistic airline company. Buy planes, upgrade them with the latest technology and entertainment and help fly paying customers to the beautiful island resorts in order to get more in-game money to build your commercial airplane business! FEATURES: - Collect plane upgrades to increase money multiplier - Unlock island resorts and airports - Diverse and unique flight path management - Manage passengers and cargo to multiple locations - Real time lighting and weather - Simplistic, easy to use flight controls Welcome to the latest in realistic Airplane Flight Sim Tycoon, an authentic flight simulator and airline management simulation game. Play as both C.E.O of the airline and airplane pilot. Build, manage, and maintain your very own commercial airline with detailed management support! Increase company profits by upgrading planes, services and multiple destinations. Now you're ready for passengers around the world to board your planes and use your airline again and again!

Screenshots

Flight Simulator FlyWings 20174 screens
Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flight Simulator at none against Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017's 10. Flight Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017's advantage is ratings volume (809 vs 45). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Flight Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 against 3.4 for Flight Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 has 809 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017's written reviews are positive against 46% of Flight Simulator's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 versus Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Simulator FlyWings 2017Flight Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (809 ratings) — better3.4 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews46.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings809 — better45
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size543 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThetis ConsultingAttribute

Customer experience

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

All ratings809 ratings
Positive60.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews343 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative51.9%

Flight Simulator

All ratings45 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral6.7%
Negative37.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%

Bugs and requests

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Planes crashing on takeoff or landing
  • Autopilot not functioning properly
  • Missions not completing correctly
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free planes and missions
  • Ability to fly between cities/countries
  • Improved realism and physics
  • Better tutorials and guidance

Flight Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017

One-time10
  • Premium Club - Unlimited Fuel$1.99
  • Restore Fuel$1.99
  • All Space Shuttle$4.99
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  • Unlocks now all flights!$4.99
  • Unlocks all missions now!$4.99
  • All Special Helicoters$4.99
  • All Boeing 757$6.99
  • All Airbus 320$9.99
  • All Boeing 747$9.99
  • All Airbus 380$12.99
None

Flight Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 free?
Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Simulator free?
Flight Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 or Flight Simulator?
Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 is rated higher. Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 averages 3.5 out of 5 from 809 ratings, while Flight Simulator averages 3.4 from 45 ratings.
Do Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 or Flight Simulator have ads?
Flight Simulator FlyWings 2017 shows ads; Flight Simulator does not.

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